SPECIFIC MODULES

SPECIFIC MODULE Module 6: INTRODUCTION TO SHIP

DURATION: 52 HOURS

Goal:
The education is aimed at providing students with basic ship knowledge

Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, the students must be able to:
 Understand basic naval architecture;
 Classify ships;
 Understand ship measurement and dimention;
 Understand ship stability.

Assessment condition:
 Assessment is individual basis, under invigilation;
 The candidate shall not use any dictionary in written or oral phase;

The materials handed to candidates are description or excerpts of texts reflecting social or professional
situations, on the basics of which questions relating to definitions, understanding, analysis and summary
are asked.

General performance criteria:

 Know the parts of ship

 Know types of ship
 Dertermine ship’s measurement
 Dertermines ship stability

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

a) Understand basic naval architecture  Label parts of a ship.
b) Classify ships  Know characteristics of different ships.
c) Understand ship measurement and dimention  Know the lenght and with of parts of ship.
d) Understand ship stability  Determine ship’s stability.

Module 7: SHIP OPERATION

DURATION: 52 HOURS
GOAL:
This education is aim at providing the students with competencies in berthing a ship.

Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Understand port procedure;
 Understand role of berthing meeting;
 Understand how to choose an operator;
 Understand how to choose a terminal.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know process of contracting port pilots;
 Participate at the berthing meeting;
 Choose operator;
 Choose terminal.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

a) Understand port procedure
b) Understand role of berthing meeting
c) Understand how to choose an operator
d) Understand how to choose a terminal
 Announce arrival of ship
 Comply with ship billing office
 Contract port pilots.
 Know basic ship design and measurements
 Know the required handling gear
 Know the type of cargo
 Know the terminal operator.
 Know their types of handling gear
 Know their productivity
 Know their storage facility
 Know their tariff
 Compare their productivity and price.
 Know the land facilities of the terminal
 Know the water depth of the terminal
 Negotiate with port captain.

Module 8 : PORT COMMUNITY

 DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing students with competencies in port community.

Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Know the intervening parties in the port;
 Understand the role of the parties
 Know the location of the intervening parties.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Identify the intervening parties;
 Know the role of the parties;
 Contact the parties.
Learning outcome(s) details
a) Know the intervening parties in the port
b) Understand the role of the parties
c) Know the location of the intervening parties
Special performance criteria
 Know the port authority
 Know the customs
 Know the terminal operators
 Know the dock labour association
 Know the representative of the ministries
 Know the function of port authority
 Know the function of the customs
 Know the function of terminal operators
 Know the function of dock labourer
association
 Know the function of the various ministries
 Know the offices of the parties
 Know the contact of the offices

Module 9: SHIP COMMERCIAL

DURATION: 52 HOURS

GOAL:
This training is aim at providing students with skills needed to generate profit on ship.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their skills, students must be able to:
 Understand the sector;
 Understand cargo capacity of ship;
 Understand how to plan a voyage;
 Understand shipping contracts;
 Understand terminal performance.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know shipping business;
 Know shipping units ;
 Make voyage decision;
 Know Shipping contracts;
 Know terminal calculations.
Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

a) Understand the sector  Know tramp shipping

 Know liner shipping.
b) Understand cargo capacity of ship  Calculate net tonnage for tramp
 Calculate TEU capacity in liner.
c) Understand how to plan a voyage  Identify various cost
 Calculate voyage cost
 Determine price.
d) Understand shipping contracts  Know contract of carriage by sea
 Know charter party
 Know stevedoring contract.
e) Understand terminal performance  Perform lay-time calculations
 Calculate gang out-put
 Calculate gear out-put

Module 10: MARINE INSURANCE

DURATION: 52 HOURS
GOAL:
This education is aim at providing students with competencies in insurance.

Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Understand the role of insurance;
 Understand types of insurance;
 Understand how to acquire insurance.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know the use of insurance;
 Mastery of types of insurance ;
 Obtain insurance.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

a) Understand the role of insurance  Explain what risk is

 Know the effect of loss or damage.
b) Understand types of insurance  Explain cargo insurance
 Explain P and I insurance
 Explain H &M insurance
c) Understand how to acquire insurance  Lloyds insurance procedure

Module 11 : SEA CONTAINERS

DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing the students with competencies in the use of sea containers.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, the students must be able to:
 Understand the role of sea containers;
 Classify sea containers;
 Understand consolidation;

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know how to use containers;
 Know how to choose containers;
 Know how to calculate container space.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Know the types of containers
a) Classify sea containers  Know dimensions of containers
b) Understanding the role of containers  Know the types of goods
 Know the types of containerized goods
c) Understand Consolidation  Know the types of container shipments
 Calculation of container space
 Costing of container space
 Perform co-shipping

Module 12: MARITIME LAW

DURATION: 78 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing the students with competencies in maritime law.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Understand the law of the sea;
 Understand commercial law.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Master the law of the sea;
 Master commercial law.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Know internal waters
a) Understand the law of the sea  Know territorial waters
 Know economic exclusive zone
 Know the high seas
 Know jurisdictional claim.
b) Understand commercial law  Know arrest of ship
 Know maritime claim and maritime lien
 Liability and salvage.

Module 13 : COST ACCOUNTING

DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing students with competencies in managerial accounting.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their skills, students must be able to:
 Understand cost accounting;
 Understand cost accounting features.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Organize cost accounting workload;
 Know cost accounting desirable features.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Know the objectives of cost accounting
a) Understand cost accounting  Organizing workload
 Arrange cost centre.
b) Understand cost accounting features  Features of cost accounting.

Module 14: SHIPPING MARKETING

DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This training is aim at providing the students with skills to market a service company.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their skills, students must be able to:
 Understand the objectives of shipping marketing;
 Understand marketing information and segmentation;
 Understand marketing analysis
 Understand marketing strategies
 Understand marketing implementation.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know the objectives of shipping marketing ;
 Know information needed and to segment marketing;
 Analyse market
 Know marketing strategy
 Implement marketing.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Identify problem
a) Understand the objectives of shipping marketing  Establish marketing objectives.
b) Understand marketing information and  Know market information system
segmentation  Know market segmentation.
c) Understand marketing analysis  Perform SWOT analysis
 Perform boston consulting group model
d) Understand marketing strategies  Strategies according to service development
level
 Strategy according to competitive position
e) Understand marketing implementation  Promotion
 Service
 Price

Module 15: SHIP FINANCE

DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing the students with competencies in financing a ship.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their skills, students must be able to:
 Understand ship acquisition financing;
 Understand the institutions providing ship finance;
 Understand the means of raising ship finance;
 Understand risk in ship finance.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know the process of acquiring ship;
 Know the types of institutions that finance ships ;
 Know the means of raising finance for ship acquisition;
 Know the risk involve in ship finance.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Know procedure of acquiring new ship
a) Understand ship acquisition financing  Know procedure of acquiring second hand
ship.
b) Understand the institutions providing ship finance  Commercial banks
 Investment banks
 Ship credit banks
 Finance house
 Lease companies
 Ship building credits
c) Understand the means of raising ship finance;  Private fund
 Bank loan
 Capital market
 Special purpose company.
d) Understand risk in ship finance  Operational
 Ownership
 Financial
 Counter party.
 Module 16: CARGO HANDLING

DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing students with competencies for the safe delivery of cargo.

Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Understand how to preserve cargo

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Understand cargo packaging

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Know types of sea cargo
a) Understand how to preserve cargo  Know the characteristics of the cargo
 Know cargo packaging
 Know cargo handling equipments.

Module 17: INFORMATION LITERACY EDUCATION

DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This training is aim at providing the students with skills needed in solving their information needs.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their skills, students must be able to:
 Understand the role of information literacy;
 Understand information media;
 Understand how to source information;
 Understand how to use information.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Become an information literate;
 Identify information media ;
 Retrieve information;
 Solve an information problem.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

a) Understand the role of information literacy
b) Understand information media
c) Understand how to source for information
d) Understand how to use information
 Know what is information literacy
 Know the attitudes of an information
literate person
 Know the benefits of information literacy.
 Know what an information medium is
 Know the types of information media
 Know the characteristics of information
media.
 Know the layout of an information medium
 Know the entry points
 Know how to scan, screen, read and judge.
 Identify information need
 Identify source of needed information
 Access the needed information.

Module 18: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CONVENTION

DURATION: 52 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing students with competencies in the International Maritime Organization
conventions.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Understand IMO structure
 Understand SOLAS;
 Understand MARPOL;
 Understand maritime codes.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know the organization of IMO;
 Know SOLAS;
 Know MARPOL;
 Know the codes.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Know the role of IMO
a) Understand IMO structure  Know the committees and sub-committees

b) Understand SOLAS  know safety articles

c) Understand MARPOL  Know pollution prevention articles

d) Understand maritime codes  Know ISM code

Module 19 : SHIP REGISTRATION

DURATION: 26 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing students with competencies in ship registration.
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Understand ship documentation;
 Understand procedure of registering ship in Cameroon;
 Understand port state control.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know ship documents;
 Register ship in Cameroon;
 Manage port state control.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

 Know ship papers
a) Understand ship documentation  Know compliance certificates.
b) Understand procedure of registering ship in  Know needed documents
Cameroon  Know the steps involve.
c) Understand port state control  Know the intervening parties
 Know the required documents
 Know inspection sites.

Module 20 : MARITIME TRANSPORT ECONOMICS

DURATION: 52 HOURS

GOAL:
This education is aim at providing students with competencies in maritime transport business .
Learning outcome(s):
To demonstrate their competencies, students must be able to:
 Understand international trade;
 Understand maritime economics;
 Understand demand and supply of ship
 Understand coastal shipping.

Assessment conditions:
 Assessment is on individual basis, under invigilation, no dictionary is allowed in the written.
 The materials handed to candidates are descriptions or extracts on the basis of which questions
relating to definitions, comprehension, analysis and summary are asked.

General performance criteria

 Know the factors driving international trade;
 Know maritime transport;
 Know the shipping cycle;
 Operate coastal shipping.

Learning outcome(s) details Special performance criteria

a) Understand international trade
b) Understand maritime economics
c) Understand demand and supply of ship
d) Understand coastal shipping
 Know the logic behind international trade
 Know the theory of international trade
 Know the basis of international trade
 Understand globalization.
 Know the parties concern with maritime
transport
 Know the role of shipping
 Characteristics of sea transport.
 Know the trough, recovery, peak and
collapse of demand of ship
 Understand derived demand
 Understand supply of ship
 Know what coastal shipping is
 Know the role of coastal shipping.